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Where does “mon” come from?

mon (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin mum, from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

mon (Old French): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “mon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmum—
2Latinmēum—
3Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
4Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Words derived from “mon”

  • Messrs.
  • monsieur
  • Monsignor
  • monseigneur
  • messieurs
  • croque-monsieur
  • monsignore
  • месье
  • мсьё
  • monsieur
  • Monsieur
  • messieurs
  • Messieurs
  • monseigneur
  • croque-monsieur
  • mon
  • mondamoiseau
  • moussieu
  • mon
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